That is my assumption, as well. It appears to have both a partially frosted front face, and a multifaceted interior surface. Both of those would presumably contribute to diffusing and blending the beam.
If this light is popular enough, perhaps Hank will consider some additional options:
- Clear and smooth optic for more throw, but not suited to emitters like the NTG50
- 3V driver - either boost + buck like thefreeman’s FW3AA driver, or buck only for lower cost and slightly better efficiency. The latter would not be compatible with NiMH. Just li-ion.
A 3V driver would allow a wider variety of emitters to be used, including very throwy options like the SFT25R or W1/W2.
(Edited to add - the forum software recorded this as a reply to Punga32, I assume because I started replying to one of his posts, but then realized it was clarified further down and deleted it. I guess when I then quoted one of jon_slider’s posts, it kept the prior reference. Sorry for any confusion).